Hair analysis by GC/MS/MS to verify abuse of drugs

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 205-211

  Gambelunghe, Cristiana ^a,b   Rossi, Riccardo ^a   Ferranti, Chiara ^a   Rossi, Ruggero ^a   Bacci, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Monteluce Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amphetamine; Anabolic steroids; Cannabinoids; Cocaine; Drugs of abuse; Gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry; Hair analysis; Keratin; Opiates

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE; ANABOLIC AGENT; BENZOYLECGONINE; BOLDENONE; BUPRENORPHINE; CANNABINOID; COCAINE; CODEINE; DIAMORPHINE; FLUOXYMESTERONE; KERATIN; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; MORPHINE; MORPHINE 6 ACETATE; NALORPHINE; OPIATE; TESTOSTERONE; TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG URINE LEVEL; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FORENSIC MEDICINE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HAIR ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TECHNIQUE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HAIR; HEROIN DEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION;

EID: 20444374496     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.1054     Document Type: Article

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